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Quotes About Intimidation

I don't know the history of art, but I got over intimidation from the art world when I realized that I was allowed to feel whatever I want and like whatever I want.
~ Marc Jacobs
We have to be irrational and vindictive, because that's going to frighten people. And we have to maintain this for years. And then we'll be able to carry out the actions that we want to carry out.
~ Noam Chomsky
I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me.
~ Duke of Wellington
The existence of such a war chest might go far to strengthen our prestige and frighten off any would be assailant.
~ Benjamin Graham
all bullies got worse when you let them know they were hurting you.
~ Susan Crandall
Never let a bully see you scared.
~ Susan Crandall
Well alright then," His eyes glittered. "I get my kicks whipping woman I have sex with and you're next on my list. Now I'm going to take a shower.
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Don't mess with me, Calvin. You'll only get hurt.
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Damn it! Are you so stupid you don't know what I'm going to do to you?" Her eyes bore into his without flinching. "Are you so stupid you haven't figured out yet that it doesn't matter?
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Piper wasn't used to anyone intimidating her, but being in the presence of Phoebe Calebow was being in the presence of greatness.
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
You let us out right now, o r Gabe is going to shoot you with his gun! I mean it! He's got a million guns, and he'll shoot you, then cut you up with a knife!
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips
However, there are ways of trying to strangle ideas that do not involve straightforward attempts at censorship or intimidation. The suggestion that there is something sinister, even un-American, about intense devotion to ideas, reason, logic, evidence, and precise language is one of them.
~ Susan Jacoby
or even mid September 1793, when Terror—the policy of intimidation—was officially declared "the order of the day" and the Law of Suspects was passed, which made it far too easy for a citizen to be suspected and imprisoned for counter-revolutionary sympathies or even for apathy, and which greatly expanded the powers of the Revolutionary Tribunal.
~ SUSANNE ALLEYN
You're not afraid I'll kill you tonight?" "Like I couldn't take you.
~ Suzanne Collins
I don't care if you got knocked up. I can still rip your throat out
~ Suzanne Collins
It sends out a very clear message: "Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.
~ Suzanne Collins
Allow me to translate, Twitchtip said, not even bothering to move. "She said if you don't stop your incessant babble, that big rat sitting in the boat next to you will rip your head off.
~ Suzanne Collins
I will kill you.
~ Suzanne Collins
If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.
~ Suzanne Vega
The words take the air out of the room and make my skin crawl. We sit there quietly, afraid it might get worse. It can always get worse. I know that now.
~ Suzanne Young
Bill Watts, who has mellowed out somewhat over the years, he was kind of like a Vince Lombardi in that you learned from him through fear and intimidation. But he was very good. I mean, he came out of the Eddie Graham school of wrestling, so to speak.
~ Ted DiBiase Sr.
Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.
~ Danny Aiello
I think I'm decisive, and I like to get things done quickly. So if that comes across as intimidation, I'm sorry to hear it. But it's more in the interest of getting things done.
~ Anna Wintour
When people performing on the public's behalf feel intimidated, it's a sorry affair.
~ Michael Frome